North America Had Giant, Cat-Sized Flying Squirrels 4.75 Million Years Ago
"It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons," said paleontologist Joshua Samuels.
‘Incredibly rare’ giant flying squirrel fossil found in Tennessee — with ‘puzzling ...
An ancient species of giant flying squirrel was found in a sinkhole lake fossil site in eastern Tennessee. Photo by Dan ...
Live Science24 天
Giant flying squirrels as big as cats once lived in Tennessee
Giant flying squirrels that were as big as house cats glided across North America around 5 million years ago, researchers have discovered, after identifying an unusual fossil found inside an ...
Phys.org28 天
Discovery reveals giant flying squirrel once soared over Southern Appalachia
A giant flying squirrel—about the size of today's house cats—once soared through the skies over what is now Southern Appalachia, gliding above rhinos, mastodons and red pandas. The discovery ...
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Gray Fossil Site finds giant flying squirrel fossil
The giant flying squirrel was around the size of a house cat and weighed approximately three pounds, according to Samuels. “Flying squirrels today, they’re very small. They’re not much ...
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Giant flying squirrel fossil found in East Tennessee
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A giant flying squirrel fossil was found by the Gray Fossil Site and Museum, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) announced Monday. Joshua Samuels, the head ...
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Rare giant flying squirrel fossil discovered at Gray Fossil Site
GRAY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Workers at the Gray Fossil Site and Museum made a rare discovery of a giant flying squirrel fossil. This squirrel is estimated to have lived 5 million years ago. Museum ...